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i think, again, that's washington speak for politics, rather than policy. again, i think we ought to raise it another notch up. shouldn't we be having the president of the united states with the leaders of both houses of congress come together and say what are the real problems in the short term and long term facing our country. should we not be about addressing those and about decreasing the massive growth of the federal government in areas that aren't making any difference and the gao has $200 billion a year of that. >> why isn't that happening? that is rational and reasonable. >> there is no leadership at the presidential level or in congress. >> simple as that? >> i don't know of another explanation than people to stand up and say i think our country is worth saving and playing politics for the short-term political gain may help in the short run but in the long run does tremendous damage to the country and to the confidence of government in our country and tremendous damage to those that we want to have confidence in, who's going to loan us the next tri
i think, again, that's washington speak for politics, rather than policy. again, i think we ought to raise it another notch up. shouldn't we be having the president of the united states with the leaders of both houses of congress come together and say what are the real problems in the short term and long term facing our country. should we not be about addressing those and about decreasing the massive growth of the federal government in areas that aren't making any difference and the gao has...
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they are very popular with washington elite. they struck some important themes. they didn't have real content but themes about broadening the base of the party. the republican party strength is in the states. always has been. that's where revival comes from. i think one should keep an eye on republican governors. i think one should not be so quick to think it's going to be a replay and reaction to the events of 2012. >> thanks to both. >> thank you. >>> disguised his death in intrigue, john mcafee, on the run, now seeking asylum in guatemala. he was supposed to speak to reporters but he never showed up. it's been a caught and mouse game he's been playing with authorities who want to question him about his neighbor in belize who was murdered. >> no one has blamed me for the murder. i have not been charged. i am not a suspect. they merely want to question me about the murder. >> so why is he on the move? cnn's martin savidge actually tracked him down in belize. it was no small feat. that in and of itself, i know, was a rather bizarre and surreal experience. martin'
they are very popular with washington elite. they struck some important themes. they didn't have real content but themes about broadening the base of the party. the republican party strength is in the states. always has been. that's where revival comes from. i think one should keep an eye on republican governors. i think one should not be so quick to think it's going to be a replay and reaction to the events of 2012. >> thanks to both. >> thank you. >>> disguised his death...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. substituting for bob schieffer, cohost of "cbs this morning," norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good morning, again. tom coburn and dick durbin are here, and we'll turn to both of you in just a moment. but we want to start with some new information from chief white house correspondent major garrett and congressional correspondent nancy cordes who are here. i know you have both been speaking with your sources this morning, and, nancy, what's the latest? >> reporter: nora, democrats will at this point are very pessimistic that leader reed and leader mcconnell will be able to strike that deal that they were so hopeful about 24 hours ago. the two staffs worked late into the night. they trade proposals will back and forth but democrats tell us they are just still too far apart on taxes. democrats was soset the limit at $250, 000, let the tush of bush tax cuts expire for people making more than that. republicansment that limit to be higher, and they're also far apart on estate taxes. they will
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. substituting for bob schieffer, cohost of "cbs this morning," norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good morning, again. tom coburn and dick durbin are here, and we'll turn to both of you in just a moment. but we want to start with some new information from chief white house correspondent major garrett and congressional correspondent nancy cordes who are here. i know you have both...
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>> and now, bbc world news. >> this is bbc world news america are reporting from washington. syrian rebels have taken over the city of aleppo. there is freedom and of little else. we have a special report. >> this revolution was supposedly
>> and now, bbc world news. >> this is bbc world news america are reporting from washington. syrian rebels have taken over the city of aleppo. there is freedom and of little else. we have a special report. >> this revolution was supposedly
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just this week, washington branded one such group-- the al- nusra front-- an offshoot of al qaida in iraq. but the head of the opposition council said today the islamist fighters are partly responsible for the latest rebel gains. >> ( translated ): the decision to consider one of the fronts facing off to the regime as a terrorist group needs reconsideration. we insanely love our country and while we may disagree with some on their thought process and politics, we affirm that all weapons used by the revolutionaries aim for the fall of this tyrannical, criminal regime. >> ifill: there was no dissent over the marrakech meeting's decision to send increased humanitarian aid and other non- military support. the u.n. now estimates that half a million syrians have fled to neighboring countries with two million more displaced within syria itself. >> ifill: for more on the syrian political opposition i'm joined now by murhaf joujati, professor of middle east studies at the national defense university and a former member of the syrian national council, the last major syrian political opposition
just this week, washington branded one such group-- the al- nusra front-- an offshoot of al qaida in iraq. but the head of the opposition council said today the islamist fighters are partly responsible for the latest rebel gains. >> ( translated ): the decision to consider one of the fronts facing off to the regime as a terrorist group needs reconsideration. we insanely love our country and while we may disagree with some on their thought process and politics, we affirm that all weapons...
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. >> deputy secretary of state william burns is scheduled to meet tuesday in washington. >>> a search for active earthquake faults near japan's nuclear power plant may lead to the scrapping of one of them. implications run deep. >> reporter: 17 commercial nuclear plants and one major test reactor have been built in japan. the nuclear regulation authority was formed after last year's disaster to monitor their safety. experts at the authority are trying to determine if any of the reactors lie above active fault lines. the tsuruga plant in central japan has been known to have an active fault running close by. the fault is called urasoko. another fault intersects with it. it runs right under the facility's number two reactor. a team of experts dug up the ground at the plant so they could inspect the fault directly. the government panel examined the results of the so-called trade survey. panel members said on monday that the d-1 fault is probably active. they said that layers of earth near the fault have become deformed. the deformation is believed to cause d-1 to become active when the ts
. >> deputy secretary of state william burns is scheduled to meet tuesday in washington. >>> a search for active earthquake faults near japan's nuclear power plant may lead to the scrapping of one of them. implications run deep. >> reporter: 17 commercial nuclear plants and one major test reactor have been built in japan. the nuclear regulation authority was formed after last year's disaster to monitor their safety. experts at the authority are trying to determine if any of...
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nightmare that some terrorist group will get their hands on a nuclear device and set it off in new york or washington or some other city. (instrumental music) >> the president wants $489 billion in defense cuts over ten years. pentagon officials say the goal is to create a smaller, flexible force that can fight traditional wars and mount special operations. >> now that we know the threats that are out there, where is our money being spent? >> the congressional budget office had an estimate that they put the total u.s. spending for defense at $699 billion. now, that is 20 percent of all federal spending, that is more than half of all discretionary spending. it's a substantial commitment to the united states. >> we spend less and less of our defense dollars on things that actually defend us. fifty percent of our defense budget goes to personnel. much of that personnel is bureaucratic personnel manning various defense department sites. >> currently much of the money is going to conventional needs, personnel, r and d and nuclear weapons. >> the congress debated the issue of replenishment of our stock or
nightmare that some terrorist group will get their hands on a nuclear device and set it off in new york or washington or some other city. (instrumental music) >> the president wants $489 billion in defense cuts over ten years. pentagon officials say the goal is to create a smaller, flexible force that can fight traditional wars and mount special operations. >> now that we know the threats that are out there, where is our money being spent? >> the congressional budget office...
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>> reporter: in washington state, it's now totally legal to smoke marijuana for pleasure, as long as you're at least 21. i'm over 21. >> sure. >> reporter: i pull out an ounce of maifrp right now, you are a sworn officer. what will you say to me? >> i'm going to say probably nothing. >> reporter: in fact, they joke on the official police website, "you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a 'lord of the rings' marathon in the privacy of your own home." but even though it's legal to have it, it's not yet legal to sell marijuana to the masses. at least not for another year, while the state establishes rules for this now budding industry. entrepreneurs, or "pot-trepeneurs," like this former microsoft manager are already making plans to open st starbucks-like stores. you've got this displayed, you know, encased like a beautiful piece of art. you're targeting the high-end market? >> that is exactly right. the category of premium marijuana. think like a fine brandy, a fine cognac. >> reporter: drug policy experts worry the new law could spark new problems. >> the price of
>> reporter: in washington state, it's now totally legal to smoke marijuana for pleasure, as long as you're at least 21. i'm over 21. >> sure. >> reporter: i pull out an ounce of maifrp right now, you are a sworn officer. what will you say to me? >> i'm going to say probably nothing. >> reporter: in fact, they joke on the official police website, "you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a 'lord of the rings' marathon in the privacy of your...
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so there's no gridlock when it comes to spending your kids' future in washington. we wouldn't have spent 3.6 trillion if we'd have had a budget last year. but we did a continuing resolution that passed which means it's bipartisan, passed a republican house and a democratic senate, and the president signed it, and yet we borrowed $1.2 trillion that we didn't have of which i would contend 600 billion of it was wasted. was literally did no benefit directly for the citizens of this country other than those who took the money to administer or develop or give out the program. so, you know, in a wand you could look with wand and just say every program stand up that's actually effective and efficient, and what you'd see is minimal. and the reason that that's so is members of congress haven't oversighted, members of congress haven't done their job. they turn a blind eye and say it's hard to oversight, emphasize i'm going to get criticism when i do. so, therefore, let it go. so it goes back. now we're now in that cr last year of $350 billion worth of programs were appropriat
so there's no gridlock when it comes to spending your kids' future in washington. we wouldn't have spent 3.6 trillion if we'd have had a budget last year. but we did a continuing resolution that passed which means it's bipartisan, passed a republican house and a democratic senate, and the president signed it, and yet we borrowed $1.2 trillion that we didn't have of which i would contend 600 billion of it was wasted. was literally did no benefit directly for the citizens of this country other...
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recognizing the coalition washington says it's meant to isolate extremist groups wallow in the rebels to up their struggle against the syrian government gaiety chickie on takes a look at who is fighting in the anti aside can. they call themselves martyrs. all those you see around you the fighters you see are living martyrs and the living martyr has already sacrificed a soul for this country syrian rebels say they will stop at nothing to defeat us out. some of them are so proud of their deeds that they post them on the web including the execution of prisoners. or having a child behead a man who was presumably an assault supporter atrocities are committed on all fronts during syria's bloody civil war according to many accounts on the ground it's islamist groups that do most of the fighting on behalf of the rebels dr tatar we come meet was a member of a jihadi spoken his asian twenty five years ago he later became a vocal opponent of radical islam the jihadists have no problem to behead people alive you deal with people like bin ladin and they're all because of al qaida who have no his e
recognizing the coalition washington says it's meant to isolate extremist groups wallow in the rebels to up their struggle against the syrian government gaiety chickie on takes a look at who is fighting in the anti aside can. they call themselves martyrs. all those you see around you the fighters you see are living martyrs and the living martyr has already sacrificed a soul for this country syrian rebels say they will stop at nothing to defeat us out. some of them are so proud of their deeds...
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more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. at chevy's year-end event, we have 11 vehicles that offer an epa-estimated 30 mpg highway or better. yeah? hey. hey. where's your suit? oh, it's casual friday. oh. [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. now get a 2013 malibu ls for around $199 per month, plus competitive lessees can get $1,000 toward the down payment for an even better deal. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm thomas roberts. topping the agenda the new grinch that's threatening to steal christmas, the seemingly insurmountable impasse over the fiscal cliff. live the president's pr campaign taking him outside the white house but inside the beltway. you're taking a live look a
more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. at chevy's year-end event, we have 11 vehicles that offer an...
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washington, d.c., ought to act on all of the same values. that we want the american public in their neighborhoods to act on. >> but, people who are going to a lot of those shadow values, worked hard and played by the rules and saw their income stagnant or go down, they saw the deficit go up and they saw bad war and bad decisions being made, they're not overly happy about it and i can't blame them. >> it presents a political problem for the republicans, mary, the tax increase for the 98%. that happens on january 1st. it does seem very difficult. you'll get all of this resolved by the december 31st. doesn't that put the pressure -- >> that makes my point. i'm taking the clinton position here, that to try to, with the president repeatedly wasting week after week after week to have a political -- to be able to blame the republicans politically for this, that's the problem, all of this structural debt is a problem. we do have declining wages. they have declined faster under the obama recovery than under the "bush recession" that's the whole separ
washington, d.c., ought to act on all of the same values. that we want the american public in their neighborhoods to act on. >> but, people who are going to a lot of those shadow values, worked hard and played by the rules and saw their income stagnant or go down, they saw the deficit go up and they saw bad war and bad decisions being made, they're not overly happy about it and i can't blame them. >> it presents a political problem for the republicans, mary, the tax increase for the...
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in washington i'm going to check out. what has been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there a primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident one person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which could echo region wide. what it does is that opens the door now for much more direct intervention in the civil war it will mean a heavy weapons will come in contention even i think you could end up with a no fly zone it's really pretty much an open declaration of war against the outside regime one of the things that i think is difficult is trying to get really accurate was courting it seems as if the our sort of regime is sort of its back against the wall and yet at the same time it doesn't seem as if the opposition could really hold on to territory i mean this could be a long running thing th
in washington i'm going to check out. what has been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there a primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident one person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which could echo region wide. what it does is that opens the door...
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exclusively at verizon. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. which is
exclusively at verizon. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but...
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the 10th state was washington. the state of washington. washington is not a right-to-work state or a freedom to work state but it doesn't tax individual income nor does it tax corporate income. and so they have been able to perform at a very high level because of giving people those freedoms. >> went on to say that the 10 worst performing states in the country in the last 20 years none of them were right-to-work states all of them taxed individual income and corporate income. let's bring in our panel there. tucker carlson editor of the daily caller.com. a.b. stoddard associate editor of the hill and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. charls? >> look. this is an adjustment to reality. the fact is that, you know, in the glory days the 40s, 50s, 60's. the uaw was able to give its workers the hayest wages benefits in the world. that was because of an anomaly that we were only industrial country that came out of second world war intact. europe was on its knees. germany and japan were rubble so we thought that was the natural order of thi
the 10th state was washington. the state of washington. washington is not a right-to-work state or a freedom to work state but it doesn't tax individual income nor does it tax corporate income. and so they have been able to perform at a very high level because of giving people those freedoms. >> went on to say that the 10 worst performing states in the country in the last 20 years none of them were right-to-work states all of them taxed individual income and corporate income. let's bring...
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than the one theater rayon terrorist organization gets backing from washington or port from terror ron wyden many of that believe little has really trained within the group. around the world this is all see with me your national holiday thanks for joining as far as the sale season is underway in britain where millions of people still indulging themselves with some festive holiday shopping they will do they know that much of the money they thought they were spending on goods made by u.k. companies actually goes into the pockets of foreign owners. has the story for us. proud to be british brits and terrorists alike often pay for their quintessentially british experience says unaware that they're run by foreign companies harrods the dorchester hotel and even the queen's grocer fortnum and mason keeping the fortnum and mason is a british store. is it not. it's been here for ages so i assumed it was wholly owned by british people. never mind everything's ok now you know the reason that things are getting. almost half the companies in the u.k. and now in foreign hands the coalition governmen
than the one theater rayon terrorist organization gets backing from washington or port from terror ron wyden many of that believe little has really trained within the group. around the world this is all see with me your national holiday thanks for joining as far as the sale season is underway in britain where millions of people still indulging themselves with some festive holiday shopping they will do they know that much of the money they thought they were spending on goods made by u.k....
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twenty children the youngest age only six moral service has been held as winds blew a half mast in washington in order of the victims. now the u.n. nuclear watchdog says it expects to reach an agreement with iran to inspect the parchin military complex which has some under suspicion over potential atomic activities the i.a.e.a. will meet officials from tehran next month to try and finalize a deal a number of western intelligence agencies believe the area was once used by iran to conduct tests of explosives with nuclear elements world powers are seeking to resolve a long running dispute over the country's nuclear ambitions wish iran says are for peaceful purposes only the country is suffering under severe sanctions as well as other trade restrictions from the you ask canada britain and the e.u. on his marina and i went to tehran to find out how people there feel about their nation's standoff with the west. a three decades of pride followed by three years of. women sue remember her future husband a young physicist she immediately knew he'd come a long way indeed she went on to become one of the
twenty children the youngest age only six moral service has been held as winds blew a half mast in washington in order of the victims. now the u.n. nuclear watchdog says it expects to reach an agreement with iran to inspect the parchin military complex which has some under suspicion over potential atomic activities the i.a.e.a. will meet officials from tehran next month to try and finalize a deal a number of western intelligence agencies believe the area was once used by iran to conduct tests...
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hensac in washington as well as michael steele in washington. so we have a great panel to talk to you, congressman, this morning. you were the guy willing to cut a deal, i think at that $250,000 limit. i don't know how ostracized you got from your party on that, but -- >> actually, i'm very popular now. >> are you? you're popular, really? why are you still sitting here? >> well, honestly, again, i've never changed my mind. i think we've dealt with the revenue question early, which is not the answer to the problem, but it's a step toward it. then we could have moved toward where the real issues are, and that's spending restraint and entitlement reform, and that's what we should have within talking about over the last four weeks. having said that, that's what we'll talk about over the next two months. we'll finish this revenue piece i think in the next few days, hopefully before the 3rd, before this congress ends. and then we're going to move on to dealing with spending and entitlements, because that's the only way you can actually solve the fisca
hensac in washington as well as michael steele in washington. so we have a great panel to talk to you, congressman, this morning. you were the guy willing to cut a deal, i think at that $250,000 limit. i don't know how ostracized you got from your party on that, but -- >> actually, i'm very popular now. >> are you? you're popular, really? why are you still sitting here? >> well, honestly, again, i've never changed my mind. i think we've dealt with the revenue question early,...
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to washington now. have a great day, everybody. >> just a week after the jovaughn belcher tragedy, another shock for the nfl. one play or is dead and other is you should arrest after a car crash believed to be cause bide drunk driving. jerry brown has died and a teammate, josh brent, has been charged in his death. the first hour of america's news headquarters, starts with a report from our own casey stegele, live in cowboys stadium in arlington, texas. >> reporter: yeah. cowboys stadium behind me is quiet today because america's team is in cincinnati, playing the bengal this is afternoon. but we understand the team was briefed about this tragedy before their plane left dallas yesterday, that's when they learned that one of their teammates was dead and another one was behind bar, 24-year-old josh brent is expected to post bail later today from irving, texas, where he was arrested. police there say late friday night, early saturday morning, the cowboys' nose tackle left a club in dallas, was driving above
to washington now. have a great day, everybody. >> just a week after the jovaughn belcher tragedy, another shock for the nfl. one play or is dead and other is you should arrest after a car crash believed to be cause bide drunk driving. jerry brown has died and a teammate, josh brent, has been charged in his death. the first hour of america's news headquarters, starts with a report from our own casey stegele, live in cowboys stadium in arlington, texas. >> reporter: yeah. cowboys...
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, i think, no one should go to washington without reading that book. [laughter] max boot, in the times when laws and rules and principles of strategy seem to be overwhelmed or out of date, he's become thee authoritative voice on military affairs always with amazing, consistent, unquestioned integrity, which is also kind of a rarity in the field which is marked often by to littization, and we are looking forward to more work. jay, who i just met a moment ago, i think we all here realize that serious thought an international affairs requires the widest range of reference that you can't just focus on one corner of the strategic realm, and you see his name, the authors line, you know you're about to get something with tremendous explanatory power, and with writings that go across the culture of the country and the arts. calling into account that annual fraud, the nobel peace prize -- [laughter] after they call it, nobody can ever say "nobel peace prize" again without saying so ironically. i'll turn it over to them, and i think we'll start with elliot, if t
, i think, no one should go to washington without reading that book. [laughter] max boot, in the times when laws and rules and principles of strategy seem to be overwhelmed or out of date, he's become thee authoritative voice on military affairs always with amazing, consistent, unquestioned integrity, which is also kind of a rarity in the field which is marked often by to littization, and we are looking forward to more work. jay, who i just met a moment ago, i think we all here realize that...
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but this is washington. i guess it's not air box, it's a beltway here. and we are in this debt mania. there is a long term crisis on debt. i think david would agree with that. if you actually go back and read what my old boss and his partner wrote almost two years ago now, they said these things, these cuts in tax increases should be back loaded so we don't damage the economy. in the president's proposal, he does have a small infrastructure bank program to try to jump-start some growth, so i think it's a good idea. raising tax rates on the rich. i saw your interview with senator coburn. he is committed to debt reduction. he has really put in the time here and i admired his work on this. but even a guy like senator coburn who was on the commission and supported its report can't state the obvious. we need to go back to the clinton era rates for the most well off americans. it's not going to kill us. the line between freedom and tyranny is not the 35 we pay now and the 39 that the rich will pay as we did when america was a communist paradise. it's just sill
but this is washington. i guess it's not air box, it's a beltway here. and we are in this debt mania. there is a long term crisis on debt. i think david would agree with that. if you actually go back and read what my old boss and his partner wrote almost two years ago now, they said these things, these cuts in tax increases should be back loaded so we don't damage the economy. in the president's proposal, he does have a small infrastructure bank program to try to jump-start some growth, so i...
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you could play point. >> jon: you know what, i could play point on the washington generals. another thing you've done recently, you've started living on what's called the snap program, which is a food stamp program. you decided to live for a week on only what the city or the state affords you for food stamps. >> about $1.40 a meal. got into a fight on twitter with somebody saying the twitter... >> jon: sorry, you got into a fight over twitter. >> yeah. >> jon: you're on twitter? >> i am very much on twitter. it's another tool i have to communicate with voters, and i have about a million three followers. >> jon: oh, my god. i can't imagine. like "i got to go check my facebook page." "hey, who is that son of a bitch who poked me? hey, come on." so you communicate directly on twitter with constituents? >> yep. >> jon: don't they just flood you with vitriol? >> absolutely. that's the job of a public leader. you deal with complaints and people who are angry, but you find people will help you help the city. so i find out about water main breaks before my staff does. i find out abo
you could play point. >> jon: you know what, i could play point on the washington generals. another thing you've done recently, you've started living on what's called the snap program, which is a food stamp program. you decided to live for a week on only what the city or the state affords you for food stamps. >> about $1.40 a meal. got into a fight on twitter with somebody saying the twitter... >> jon: sorry, you got into a fight over twitter. >> yeah. >> jon:...
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it's a great thing washington, d.c. has all these things and c-span has covered it. >> c-span created by america's cable companies in 1979 luft. >>> president obama meets with house and senate leaders from both parties this afternoon at the white house that meeting is scheduled for 3:00 eastern in the oval office. politico rights leader's side is hopeful there will be a breakthrough on preventing the tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to take effect on january 1st. earlier today senator tom harkin held and even outside of the capitol about the fiscal cliff. he called it a battle for the middle class. we will also hear from congressman chris van hollen and members of advocacy groups. >> are we ready? okay. good morning. all right. good morning. welcome to this cold morning press conference here outside of the senate office building. i am the executive director of network and i am one of them on the bus. we're here to continue the message, grizzlies to find a solution to the economic situation that we are facing. w
it's a great thing washington, d.c. has all these things and c-span has covered it. >> c-span created by america's cable companies in 1979 luft. >>> president obama meets with house and senate leaders from both parties this afternoon at the white house that meeting is scheduled for 3:00 eastern in the oval office. politico rights leader's side is hopeful there will be a breakthrough on preventing the tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to take effect on january 1st. earlier...
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this season, discover aleve. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. ends december 7th. trying to find a better job can likbe frustrating.gs, so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and a
this season, discover aleve. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver...
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is about to commence a new large scale military deployment this coming year washington will be sending troops to as many as thirty five african countries find out more online plus. the catholic church gives believers and lovers of culture a real christmas present find out what the multi-million euro are databases for at r t. throughout the day santa has been making his schedule deliveries and hopefully you've got what you wanted this christmas but there's been a more window shopping for ten people actually parting with their hard earned cash this season even the catholic church had to rely a little old fashioned christian charity to help stages traditional masses in peter's basilica and cause for this year's a more frugal nativity nativity scene of were mostly paid with donations in the eurozone peter all of it has been looking out whether the wishlist of those in charge too much even a high powered st nick to handle. it's a time of goodwill and cheer and giving and for one particularly jolly gent it is busiest time of the year but santa has taken a little bit of time out from clear de
is about to commence a new large scale military deployment this coming year washington will be sending troops to as many as thirty five african countries find out more online plus. the catholic church gives believers and lovers of culture a real christmas present find out what the multi-million euro are databases for at r t. throughout the day santa has been making his schedule deliveries and hopefully you've got what you wanted this christmas but there's been a more window shopping for ten...
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. >> in washington, a fly in the ointment. debt deal negotiations have stalled. >> the fiscal cliff stalemate remains. >> the standoff continues. there isn't a lot of reason for hope. >> democrats and republicans are blaming each other for the stalled negotiations. >> who's going to blink sglirs what's going to blink first. >> the white house is daring republicans literally to blink. (laughter) >> stephen: obama is daring republicans literally to blink. well, the joke's on him! (laughter) because i know some republicans who had their eyelids surgically removed. (laughter) (cheers and applause) now obama won't budge off his calls for $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue over the coming decade, mostly from increasing tax rates and taxes on upper-bracket earners. folks, that's just punishing our nation's job creators. america's billionaires are the engine that drives our economy through smart investments! and occasionally through dumb ones. (laughter) today house speaker john boehner struck back with his plan to cut spending by deman
. >> in washington, a fly in the ointment. debt deal negotiations have stalled. >> the fiscal cliff stalemate remains. >> the standoff continues. there isn't a lot of reason for hope. >> democrats and republicans are blaming each other for the stalled negotiations. >> who's going to blink sglirs what's going to blink first. >> the white house is daring republicans literally to blink. (laughter) >> stephen: obama is daring republicans literally to blink....
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south korea's chief nuclear negotiator and the head of the japanese foreign ministries headed to washington. they met with u.s. special representative on north korea, glen davies. they will continue diplomatic efforts until the last minute. >> translator: we also agreed that the international community should take firm action if north korea goes ahead with the launch. >> sugiyama said he hopes to visit beijing to discuss the matter with chinese officials. >> they're ignored warnings over the year when they went ahead with a launch that ended in failure. covering the korean peninsula, we see why leaders in the north are pushing ahead despite opposition. >> reporter: the ballistic missile launch will be the second since kim jong-un took power a year ago. it will use the same launch pad, a site in the northwestern part of the country. before the first testing, officials said the three-stage rocket was meant to carry a satellite. but japan and the u.s. and south korea said the launch was about a missile test. the launch was a missile test. the test ended in failure with a rocket exploding in mi
south korea's chief nuclear negotiator and the head of the japanese foreign ministries headed to washington. they met with u.s. special representative on north korea, glen davies. they will continue diplomatic efforts until the last minute. >> translator: we also agreed that the international community should take firm action if north korea goes ahead with the launch. >> sugiyama said he hopes to visit beijing to discuss the matter with chinese officials. >> they're ignored...
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washington is in dire need of women leadership. this country would be served well, whether it's hillary or someone else, a woman candidate emerged. >> junior senator from new york will be that woman who's now occupying hillary's seat. >> and hillary? >> i have no clue and i'm not going to think about presidential elections. >> i don't know what she's going to do but i do know this, the democrats want her to run. a whole lot of democrats, 90% across the country. we don't -- we just want to win. we think that she's the best person. that's across the board. >> we have one more round coming up. another pro football death overnight? how should the nfl handle its moment of crisis? that's coming up. music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,00
washington is in dire need of women leadership. this country would be served well, whether it's hillary or someone else, a woman candidate emerged. >> junior senator from new york will be that woman who's now occupying hillary's seat. >> and hillary? >> i have no clue and i'm not going to think about presidential elections. >> i don't know what she's going to do but i do know this, the democrats want her to run. a whole lot of democrats, 90% across the country. we don't...
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they talked about meeting next month in washington. it would be abe's first foreign visit after forming a new government. he's made strengthening the japan-u.s. relationship a priority. we have more from washington. >> people in the obama administration place a high priority on stability in the asia-pacific. they have been troubled by increase in tension between japan and china over which country owns the islands in the east china sea. and they're concerned the conflicting flames allowed to fester, it could unsettle the dynamic in the region. they want to see security policies and sophisticated diplomacy to calm the situation. u.s. leaders are worried of being drawn into a military confrontation because of their alliance with japan. >> our message to the new japanese government is the same assed to former japanese government, is that we want to see both japan and china avoid provocative acts. we want to see them talk to each other and work this through by dialogue. >> reporter: now japan is tied up in another territorial dispute with s
they talked about meeting next month in washington. it would be abe's first foreign visit after forming a new government. he's made strengthening the japan-u.s. relationship a priority. we have more from washington. >> people in the obama administration place a high priority on stability in the asia-pacific. they have been troubled by increase in tension between japan and china over which country owns the islands in the east china sea. and they're concerned the conflicting flames allowed...